What makes community-based, multilevel physical activity promotion last? A systematic review with narrative synthesis on factors for sustainable implementation.

ABSTRACT:

Aim

To follow the need for more research and strategies to enhance the knowledge of sustainable implementation, we examined cases of community-based, multilevel physical activity-related health promotion after initial funding has ceased and aimed to identify factors that influence their sustainable implementation.

Methods

Five scientific databases (PubMed; Scopus; Ebsco Host with CINAHL, PsychInfo, and Sportdiscus; ProQuest and Web of Science) were systematically searched for relevant literature in December 2021. Three reviewers performed a title/abstract screening and independently screened the full texts of the remaining papers, followed by a quality assessment. A narrative synthesis method, including qualitative text analysis, was used to synthesise retrieved articles. As

SUBMITTER: Helsper N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12457715 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature